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The Forum of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders have condemned the acts of banditry and terrorism inflicted on Nigerians and security operatives in Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna and Kwara states within the last few days and called on government at all levels to rise up to the disturbing challenge....

The lawmaker representing Enugu North, Senator Okey Ezea, has died in Lagos State while receiving medical treatment.Ezea’s death was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the lawmaker’s son, Jideofor Ezea....

The Federal Government on Wednesday blamed the renewed terror attacks, including the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi and the assault on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State, on recent remarks by United States as public anger over the incidents spread nationwide.Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said Trump’s posts all...

US Congressman, Riley Moore, has met with a senior Nigerian delegation led by National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to discuss the alleged escalating persecution of Christians and the growing threat of terrorism in Nigeria.The discussion, described by Moore as “frank, honest, and productive,” focused on counterterrorism, security assi...

Bandits have abducted 25 students of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, in a deadly overnight attack that also claimed the life of the school’s Vice Principal.The gunmen stormed the school late Sunday, operating unhindered as they ...

President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, at the State House, Abuja, during the royal’s working visit to Nigeria.The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, announced the meeting in a post on X....

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s judiciary to safeguard its integrity and root out all forms of misconduct, warning that corruption within the justice system strikes at the heart of the nation’s democracy.Speaking at the 2025 Conference of All Nigerian Judges of Superior Courts of Record on Monday, Tinubu sa...

The Federal Government on Monday recorded another major step in its cultural restitution drive as the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy received two Benin Bronzes repatriated from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, United States.The returned artifacts — a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head — were handed over ...

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector witnessed one of its steepest corrections in recent years as active voice subscriptions plunged by 59.7 million in 2024, following the strict enforcement of the National Identification Number–Subscriber Identity Module (NIN–SIM) linkage policy. This is according to the Nigerian Communicatio...

The Federal High Court will, on December 19, commence its Christmas vacation.The FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, in a statement in Abuja, said court sittings would resume in all judicial divisions on January 7, 2...